Gender-neutral bathrooms are an important part of San Diego State University's commitment to diversity and inclusion.

According to SDSU's Trans* Action and Advocacy Student Coalition site, "for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals, gender-segregated bathrooms can pose as spaces where they are met with intimidation, harassment, run-ins with security and violence" and "these occurrences happen when people using the restroom police the gender of others based on binary assumptions and expectations of who men and women are and what they look like."

To combat this issue, SDSU approved the addition of eight gender-neutral bathrooms throughout campus. These bathrooms are characterized as a public restroom or toilet that people of any gender or gender identity may use.

"It is important for SDSU to have gender neutral bathrooms because there are students on campus who do not associate with either male or female," said Kevin Hancock, executive vice president for Associated Students.

"These restrooms will provide a safe and necessary alternative for those students. I believe these restrooms are just the beginning of a much larger conversation pertaining to accessibility on campus for all students."

Traditional gender-separate bathrooms will still be available on campus and all gender-neutral bathrooms will have single stalls.